Premier John Horgan says work on the entire $15-million addition is now underway and is expected to be completed by September 2020.
The provincial government has announced $9.6 million in additional funding for the long-awaited expansion of a Surrey elementary school.
The funds are in addition to a $1.5-million contribution from the Surrey School District and $3.9 million that was pledged by the previous Liberal government in 2016 but not spent because construction did not begin. The expansion will include a larger gym and library, as well as eight more classrooms to replace existing portables.
“Right here in Surrey $220 million has already been invested in schools,” he told an audience of educators, parents and students, adding the government’s plan is to spend $2.7 billion on education infrastructure.
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